didynamous

di·dyn·a·mous

of or having four stamens occurring in pairs of unequal length

Origin of didynamous

; from Modern Latin didynamia, coined (1735) by Linnaeus ; from Classical Greek di- (see di-) + dynamis, power (see dynamic), for a former class of plants, in reference to the two stamens of greater length + -ous

didynamous

adjective

Having four stamens in two pairs of unequal length.

Origin of didynamous

From New Latin Didynamia, former class name : di–1 + Greek dunamis, power; see dynamic.

didynamous

Adjective

(not comparable)

(botany) Of or pertaining to the Didynamia; containing four stamens disposed in pairs of unequal length.